coprophilia

[ kop-ruh-fil-ee-uh ]

/ ˌkɒp rəˈfɪl i ə /

noun Psychiatry.

an obsessive interest in feces.

Nearby words

coprolith, coprology, coproma, coprophagous, coprophagy, coprophilia, coprophilic, coprophilous, coprophobia, coproporphyria, coproporphyrin

Origin of coprophilia

First recorded in 1930–35; copro- + -philia

Related forms

cop·ro·phil·i·ac, nouncop·ro·phil·ic, adjectiveco·proph·i·lism

[kuh-prof-uh-liz-uh m] /kəˈprɒf əˌlɪz əm/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for coprophiliac

coprophilia

/ (ˌkɒprəʊˈfɪlɪə) /

noun

an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation

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Medicine definitions for coprophiliac

coprophilia

[ kŏp′rə-fĭl′ē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal, often obsessive interest in excrement, especially the use of feces for sexual excitement.

Related forms

cop′ro•phil′i•ac′ (-ē-ăk′) n.